carboxysome

(noun)

A bacterial organelle that contains enzymes involved in carbon fixation.

Examples of carboxysome in the following topics:

  • Carboxysomes

    • Carboxysomes are bacterial microcompartments that contain enzymes involved in carbon fixation.
    • Carboxysomes are made of polyhedral protein shells about 80 to 140 nanometres in diameter.
    • (A) A thin-section electron micrograph of H. neapolitanus cells with carboxysomes inside.
    • In one of the cells shown, arrows highlight the visible carboxysomes.
    • (B) A negatively stained image of intact carboxysomes isolated from H. neapolitanus.
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